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Central East & Walcot West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Central East & Walcot West neighbourhood of Swindon, England (ONS area Swindon 017). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes SN1, SN2, SN3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SN1 3AH.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Swindon

Central East & Walcot West is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Swindon (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £290,000 and flats for £110,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Swindon (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Swindon, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£290,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£110,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 6 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Central East & Walcot West sits in Swindon

Typical house price: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Swindon with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 11th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Central East & Walcot West

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Swindon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Swindon, 1996 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swindon, 1 the other way and 18 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Swindon Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (47 to 55 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 39 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Drove Primary School 10 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
Nearest state secondary school St Joseph's Catholic College 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Central East & Walcot West

What is the typical house price in Central East & Walcot West?

£290,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Central East & Walcot West compare with the rest of Swindon?

Typical house price: 12th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 17 neighbourhoods in Swindon with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th highest of 27 neighbourhoods in Swindon.

Is Central East & Walcot West an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Central East & Walcot West gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 1 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Central East & Walcot West?

Swindon. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (47 to 55 min) and Bristol Temple Meads (about 39 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Central East & Walcot West?

Nearest state primary school. Drove Primary School. 10 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Joseph's Catholic College. 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Nov 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.